"The children's ciranda is a round game with sung verses. The adult version is a group dance performed in a circle around a small ensemble of musicians and a singer. In one common form, dancers hold hands facing the center as they collectively take several steps to the right and one back to the left so that the circle slowly moves counterclockwise". Moving together, embracing the rhythm and breathing as one. This is also the spirit of another kind of Ciranda in Brazil, one the has its roots in the Santo Daime traditions. Received by Carioca Freitas, and build with thousands of other hands. It's an important mark in the history of the Ayahuasca diaspora around the World.

When we think and talk about music, we often think about it as a hobby. But music is actually an essential part of our physical, mental and emotional health. There is ample research surfacing about how the brain and body reacts to music, thus uncovering more about the benefits of music than ever before. The centre of Ciranda is MUSIC. It's an amazing school of music that also consecrates ayahuasca. And by witnessing the potency of these gatherings, It's easy to connect music as a vehicle of liberation and a strong ally in cultivating happiness and bridging cultural gaps on planet earth, creatively, socially, academically and even acting deep in the recesses of people's brains. Music is there, and it's a living force that is cultivated with reverenced in Ciranda.

Music has the power to transform lives. It can inspire us to be better, bring joy and happiness into our lives and offer creative expression. Even people who have never played an instrument can become musicians in these circles, by understanding the attitude they need to have when it comes to making music - and that same attitude, of being receptive and joyful in your musical expression, can spread creativity around your whole life.

By keeping things simple, anyone can learn how to make beautiful little songs that you can sing forever. Life-changing experiences are just around the corner when we open our minds and hearts to the possibilities of medicine music and what it can do for us.

Music is very connected to the emotional centers of our brain. When we listen to a song that we like we get a rush of dopamine, which is the hormone that puts us in a good mood, motivates us, and helps us to focus and complete tasks. Are you ready for another dive? Let's travel to Rio de Janeiro and connect with the roots of Ciranda. Poim!